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I am not making the trek, but I am based in Southern Pines and wanted to say welcome! You will love it here and if you need help getting settled in please let me know. Where are you staying and who are you working with? Very exciting!

Thank you Christan and Amy!

It is great to be welcomed!!!! I am a tad bit (understatement) nervous because I won't know a soul.

This came about really suddenly, so I am not sure yet who I will be working with. I am on a very tight budget so a BNT is probably out of the question.

I hope you are right and that I won't want to leave. My husband and I are hoping to find a warm place to retire. This will be a great opportunity to get a feel for the area. I am hoping he can fly down for a week while I am there.

I'm heading down there from Massachusetts at the end of Feb. just for a month. It'll be my first time down there too. Luckily, I have a family friend to stay with, & my hubby's making the trip with me & flying back. I'm also going to be 'feeling the place out' for future retirement plans... and of course, escaping this horrendous winter weather for a bit. I can't wait! You won't exactly be on my route down there, but it's nice to know there are others 'out there' in the same boat!

Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it ~ Goethe

Love to Jump and Flipper, I go down to SP about once a month and stay with my trainer for about 5 days at a time, eventer mi is right on, we should definately get together for a COTH dinner!
You will love SP and I hope you have a great time.

Definitely, count me in!

Originally Posted by 53

Love to Jump and Flipper, I go down to SP about once a month and stay with my trainer for about 5 days at a time, eventer mi is right on, we should definately get together for a COTH dinner!
You will love SP and I hope you have a great time.

That sounds wonderful! I cannot tell you how great it is to receive these supportive posts from everyone...and now a get together. Just fabulous!!! It almost feels like home already.

you will enjoy it!

Another vote for Ashten's and lunch at 195. Moved here from the KC area after retiring in 06. Husband golfs and I ride Daughter was a WS for a rider here during her college summers in VA.. that's how we found out about the area - best of both worlds for us!

Cannot wait!

This is getting exciting!

I won't be down there until February at the earliest. I am still trying to work out all of the details.

We are getting about 6" of snow today, low teens will be the high over the next several days and the high next Thursday is supposed to be 8 below zero. That is NOT windchill, that is regular old temperature. If it is windy it could easily be double digits below zero.

Hey 53-I think we actually have met before-I think last year up at VAHT-I was helping out Caroline and watching John Burgess with Shenaningan and then I think we ran into each other (you were on Echo) at one of the CHP events!